Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians addressed the media shortly after the release of wide receiver Antonio Brown. Arians reiterated his stance, and said the team is good to go on this, “they know what happened”
Video: Bruce Arians talks about the release of Antonio Brown. pic.twitter.com/AYtKe2Lzgp
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) January 6, 2022
Brown walked off of the field during the Buccaneers game last Sunday. Since then it’s been a whirlwind of rumors and accusations. Thursday the team officially released Brown and is now focused on this week’s game against the Panthers. You can watch the entire press conference here!
Here’s the statement from Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht via Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Last week, Antonio Brown and his agent requested that the remaining $2 million in incentives in his contract for this season be guaranteed, per Bucs’ GM Jason Licht. The team declined to guarantee those incentives.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, 2022
#Bucs HC Bruce Arians fires back at Antonio Brown: "He was very upset at halftime about who was getting targeted."
Arians approached AB and was told, 'I ain't playing. I ain't getting the ball."
Arians then told him: “You’re done. Get the F out of here."pic.twitter.com/bhP1kbECOo
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 6, 2022
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